Woods of War is a game of seasons. There will be 10 levels per season, 40 levels overall. Each season also represents a school of magic: Spring is Earth, Winter is Frost, Summer is Fire, and Fall is Shadow. The upcoming demo will be a few levels in Spring with an Earth deck.
You begin the level with three randomly dealt Arcana Cards which are basic offense and defense abilities you build onto the nodes you find on the ground and tree. You are then dealt Arcana Cards every 20 seconds. You upgrade them either with duplicate cards or via the quick menu though this route will be more costly -such is the price of convenience. Each Arcana provides unique advantages and disadvantages. For instance, Spike Shot has terrific range and decent damage as a quick firing projectile but Rank 1 has no armor so it's easily destroyed. For the upcoming demo I will have around 10 playable cards but the goal for the final release in Winter of 2026 is to have upwards of 50 cards.
Special Cards are in a class unto themselves. They provide area of effects, great for things like big damage, crowd control or mass heals but the draw back is they are a bit more expensive. You earn them by gaining special points and collecting mana crystals from slain enemies. Best for late game when crystals are flowing.
The third class of card are Utility Cards. These are general maintenance cards, granting one use abilities like damage shields and universal upgrades among other useful buffs and functions.
There will also be narrative throughout the campaign telling the story of Gant, an elven ranger of the Greenridge Core Elves and his friend Marian, a powerful druid and confidant, as they face down the orc horde. Gant also wrestling with how his soul became bound to the tree and learning the ancient history of the forest and the war of the orcs and humans from the tree spirits.
The game is being developed live on twitch and youtube by riyinart on Mon/Wed/Fri both pixel art and C++ coding. This will be the debut release from Riyin Studio, and hopefully the first of many. Thank you for checking out Woods of War, and don't forget to wishlist!
